The Council of Ministers met today under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic Mr.Nicos Anastasiades.
According to the Deputy Government Spokesperson, Mrs Nivi Parisinou, the following decisions were taken during the meeting:
The Council of Ministers approved a Support Plan for the Vine and Wine Sector (wine production). In particular, it approved the payment of financial aid to wine producers, for a total amount not exceeding a total of €200,000. It authorised the Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment to prepare a plan to support the wine sector in view of the problems created by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It also authorised the State Aid Control Authority to notify the plan to the European Commission, in accordance with the "temporary crisis framework for state aid measures to support the economy following Russia's aggression against Ukraine."
It also approved a bill aimed at modernising and improving the legislative framework providing for the issues of medically assisted reproduction. In particular, the proposed bill provides, inter alia, for:
a) The establishment of the right to surrogacy for single women only with the permission of the Council and provided that the single woman is unable to conceive due to serious and specific medical problems.
The abolition of the obligation to obtain permission from the Council for the application of assisted reproduction methods by single women, with the exception of surrogacy.
c) Establishing the maximum age of natural reproductive capacity of an assisted woman as 53 years.
d) Regulating donor anonymity issues.
The bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives.
The Council of Ministers has appointed as members of the National Gaming and Casino Supervision Authority of Cyprus, for a four-year term, from 6.2.2023, until 5.2.2027, Mr. Christodoulos Agastiniotis, Mr. Christoforos Christoforou and Mr. Konstantinos Moundoukko.
It also appointed as members of the Board of Directors of the Health Insurance Agency, for a five-year term of office, from 30.11.2022 to 29.11.2027 the following as representatives of the labour organisations, Mr Michalis Michael, SEK and Mr Christos Tombazos, PEO.
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